Penguins come in all shapes and sizes. Gentoo penguins tend to have the longest flipper length, on average, at 217.19mm , compared to Adelie (189.95 mm ) and Chinstrap (195.82 mm ) penguins.
TODO: make image of table of numbers –> viz (use palmer penguins as example). make something for these 4: (in text, in table, in single stats, in viz) of palmer penguins. Maybe incl slide before one with all 4 things of penguins wandering gif/pushing each other into ice
you could go out an count penguins all day, and maybe that’s what you do. but if that was the only way to learn about them for everyone, then we might not get too far. we rely on others’ data to summarize, to count, to understand the world around us. and if we present data in different ways (in text, in table, in single stats, in viz) we’ll be able to understand different aspects/maybe learn something new
this is just one example of how data can be used as an accessibility tool. numbers themselves can be a way to summarise information, and if we show numbers/data in a particular way, it can make the info more (or less) clear and accessible to folks.
Mention accessibility (maybe elaborate in the how section) HOW DOES ACCESSIBILITY FACTOR IN? –> TBD on including this?? –> yes, include! in maybe where or why or how Visualizations themselves are an accessibility tool, rather than looking at a block of numbers in a spreadsheet or table. Of course, there are lots of ways to make visualizations more/less accessible (that’s a topic for a whole other talk and there area numerous resources available, so we won’t get too in the weeds there) By realizing what data literacy is and why it’s important for us all to have some level of it, we (looking at those who are deeper in the tech/data world) can lend a hand to others.
